BUP 63 - LOGbiotik

On the Path to Biointelligent Production: Developing a Control System for Biointelligent Logistics

The vision of biointelligent production requires systems that function like biological organisms: flexible, interconnected, self-organizing, and circular. However, current logistics and production control systems can only partially represent this level of dynamism. To make biointelligent value creation possible in the first place, new biologically inspired control logics are needed. This is where LOGbiotik comes in, developing a control system that adaptively and resource-efficiently shapes and reorganizes production networks based on the principles of living systems.

Aim

The goal of this project is to develop a biologically inspired control system for production and logistics networks. This system will allow production units to behave like elements in nature: forming temporary clusters, reorganizing themselves independently, and returning resources to their basic elements after use. This creates a key building block for implementing biointelligent production in practice.

Approach

Deriving biological organizational principles as a basis for control rules
Agent-based modeling of cellular production units (e.g., manufacturing, transport, recycling)
Developing a bioinspired decision-making and cluster formation logic
Simulating realistic production scenarios to analyze efficiency and sustainability

Benefits

Companies benefit from greater flexibility, more robust processes, and reduced resource and energy consumption. The control system enables self-healing production networks that compensate for failures and intelligently close material cycles. This enhances efficiency, sustainability, and resilience. Users gain a future-ready foundation for transitioning to biointelligent production and logistics systems.